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DETROIT’S EGOTISTIC SHEET.
For a most oonenmmate. display of
egotism and jealously we recommend
the Detroit Plaindealer of the Bth.
Not content, with attacking Professor
Paul Gaston in an unoalledfor and
shameful manner, It has pounced upon
the Gazette’s editor. If our neighbor
will give its patrons more good reading
matter it will not have columns of
space to consume in blindly attacking
its contemporaries and their corre
spondents. Should we have attempted
devoting a half column to “this very
much enraged Detroit sheet,” every
time it appropriated articles from the
Gazette and other newspapers, as it
accuses us of doing, we would have
long ago been obliged to not only en
large our paper but also issue a supple
ment. If our contemporary wishes to
know of whom we secured the sketch
of Hon B. K. Bruce's life, published
with his portrait in the issue of the Ga
zette of December Ist, we advise it to
ask him. As to its headings, etc,,
the fact is, neighbor, your ego
tism makes you forget that there
are people outside of the State of Mich
igan who have newspaper ideas. The
Plaindealer had better copy sone of the
many good features of the Globe and
Gazette and also get seme of j their
enterprise before it attempts to instruct
any of its contemporaries] as to how
they must conduct themselves in order
to succeed. Our very much enraged
neighbor needs all the instruction it can
possibly get, and we advise it to put its
own house in order before attempting
to instruct others.
ABOMNIABLE DISCRIMINATIONS.
r^A most disgraceful soene was enacted at the
funeral of the late General J. B. Steedman.
Captain Carter, of the colored troops. Bays an
invitation was issued them to parade in the
procession. When the procession was formed
be was ordered back, and again ordered back
the third time. He asked the General in com
mand where he wanted them to go. The Gen
erAi replied: “Bock—back in the rear of car
riages; in the rear of everything!" Captain
-Tarter promptly broke ranks, the crowd lustily
y filing as an endorsement of th® Captain a
ac ton.—Tbtedo CorreepondiMe of the Review.
The Penny Press, of this city, was so
particular in detailing everything of
inkiest that happened in connection
with the death and burial of General J.
B. Steedman, we] wonder how the
above escaped its vigilant eyes. More
than one colored person contributed to
the fund that was collected for General
Steedman's widow and children, and is
this the retora they get for doing what
they thought their duty!
The kind of treatment given to
Captain Carter and his men by the
brute in oemmand wi’l do to associate
with the remembrance of the Danville
massacre It will dopossibly for parts
of Virginia but not for Ohio. Speaking
of the treatment accorded Captain Car
ter and the colored troops, calls to mind
ex-Mayor Herrick’s action toward our
band, the Excelsior, the day proceeding
Garfield's funeral. Can the Press ex*
plain this nefarious action of the Gen-
—
TO MEB< HANTS.
Little drops of printer’s ink, a little
type'^uj Aved,” make oar merchant
and all 5 heir Ing parade. Little
Hte of stinginess, discarding printer’s
wk, busts the man of hurines^ sod sees
hi® credit ridk.—Peotia Transcript.
PASTE THIS IS TO JR HAI.
Mbs Cora Bean and Mary 1 Trapp,
colored ladies, ta#cbing
ih «H»ed prhools. i^ei
^rghw «*r numt.
Read what our Columbus letter has
to say of the Convention.
The National Convention will be held
in Chicago, June 3, 1884.
W i are pleased to acknowledge the
ro W pt of numerous invitations to at
tend entertainments, soirees, etc.
We hope to give the promised por
trait of Hon. S. P, Rounds, Public
Printer, in our next issue.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
oopy of the “Annual Report” of Hon.
B. k. Brace, Register of the Treasury
Do’ our contemporaries, the Afro-
American and Patriot, get an exchange
from the Review 1 ft fails to reach our
office.
Advertise your Christmas and New
Year goods in the Gazette. It is the
only paper that reaches the masses of
colored people in Northern Ohio, and
particularly in this city. Enterprising
marchants and business men notice
this. w-—«
H. C. Smith is. the editor of the
Cleveland (Ohio) Gazette. The ed
itor and proprietor of the Southern
American is another H. C. Smith. H.
C. Smith would like very much to meet
H. C. Smith.— Southern American.
Send us your cabinet photo, H. C. S.
We take great pleasure in presenting
the portrait of Judge Ruffin in this
issue of the Gazette. Also a sketch
of his life, written for the New York
Globe by Hon. George W. Williams,
formerly a member of the Lelgslature
of this State fiom Hamilton County.
,J. V. G., of Pittsburgh, has sent
quite a lengthy answer to R. H. C.’s
article on the barber question, which
appeared in last week’s issue of the
Gazette, in the Youngstown column.
We will publish it in our next issue,
and advise all interested in this discus
sion tp read our Youngstown letter this
week. ___________
Rev. Gazzaway, pastor of St. John’s
A. M. E. Church, set an excellent ex
ample in regard to collections last Sun
day, which we hope all interested in
the church’s welfare, noticed. It Is sel
dom we see a Methodist minister with a
family who invariably gives money in
the eolleetions, and it is indeed seldom
we find them giving five dollars, as did
Rev. Gazzaway last Sunday. Wonder
if there isn’t one hundred persons in the
Forest City that will give that church
five dollars apiece on New Years day?
What dp you think of it?
COLUMBUS.
Capital City Cuilings-The Hew So
oiety-Pereonais-Musical Notes-
Social-Politics.
Miss Susie Mathews, of Lancaster,
Ohio, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. M. Meredith, W. Hickory street,
Sunday.
Mr. J. H. Lee, of Dayton, contem
plates spending the winter, here,
C. J. and W, D., Washingtonians;
can frequently be seen traveling not th
on Fourth street. What does this mean,
boys ?
Mr. Jacob Payne, Sr., of New Lex
ington, arrived In the city last Monday
and w r ill sojourn here for a few days,
en route to Springfield, where he will
make an extended visit with Messrs.
Alex. P. and Thomas Payne, his sons.
Mr. Frank McCoy, of Saginaw, Mich.,
who has been traveling the past season
with Sells Bros’, circus and mettAgeHd;
playing in the band, arrived in our city
last Week with the show, which is going
into winter quarters here, and will make
a short sojourn. Mr. McCoy is an ac
complished musician, and was leader
of Sells Bros’, famous colored band.
Mr. Fred Williams, of NOw York City,
accompanies Mr. McCoy, and will leave
for Chicago in a few days.
Columbus certainly takes the “kake.”
A number of our enterprising young
men with closed doors assembled in
Hall and organized a ‘‘Hog-Foot
hnd Spare-Rib” society. Mr. Andrew
Huston is President; Mr. Don Tuppins,
Vice President; Mr. Robt. Allen, Sec
retary, and Mr. James Merril; Chair
man of the Committee on Ways and
Means. Ms. Ed Triplett is urgently re
quested to be present at the nest meet
ing to assist Chairman Merril to do the
hog-foot racket. Although the meet
ing was strictly private, “The Man-
About-Town’’ took in the proceedings
through the key-hole, hence this infor
mation.
Mrs. William F. Brooks, of E. Long
Street, went to Portsmouth last week,
returning last Saturday evening ac
companied by MttstcF Nat tie and Miss
Nannie Brooks, her children, whither
they had gone in September last, visit
ing their grandma.
Mr. James Merrideth, a son of Elder
Merrideth, of the Baptist denomination
now stationed atXepU, has been absent
frbm home fdb quite awhile and is
bought by Mr. George Merrideth, a
bipther, of this city, to be dead, he not
having heard from him for some time
and in consideration of a description
given in the Cincinnati Enquirer oi a
man killed by the cars at Pittsburgh
about three months ago. James an
swered to the description precisely. A
great favorwill .be bonforred oh the
very anxious brother if any one seeing
this can certify to the contrary, or
otherwise. [We saw in Detroit a' short
time ago a young Mr. Merrideth, a
brother of Mrs. Charles Williams, of
this city.—Ed.J
Owing to the questionable political
sail, under w hich several of our colored
journals aMled during the past eam-
P*>^, “The Mau-About-Town” was
severely questioned as regards the
Democratic emblem (the rooster) as
Seen oh the first page of last Saturday’s
issue, and found it quite a task in per
suading our patrons to believe it was
Sly an advertisement and not as re
s politics. True is it apparent, the
of oo 1 * Savior is yet remem
bered where he said to Peter, “Before
the cock croweth twice thou shalt have
denied me thrice.”
Max-About-Town.
Mansfield, Pa.
Thanksgiving is over; next is Christ
mas; look out for it boys.
Miss Ada Starks, of Allegheny City,
is visiting her mother here.
Mrs. David Potters, nee Mollie Draper,
is very Hl withjhe consumption.
The Literary Solely has pipffuipe
aJt meets every Tuesday
PITTSBURGH.
POLYGAMY MUST BE STAMPED OUT.
• Bq
Personals—Mendelssohn Club, of
Columbus, to Visit Pittsburgh—- ;
Odd Fellows’ Delegation in Car*
.lisle—ldeal Club
J. W. Anderson and J. O. Dclphey Editors,
38 Crawford Street.
Joseph Evans Auent, 34 Mlltenberger Street.
Probably the most conspicuous lob
byists who will infest our National Con
gress at the present session will be the
representatives of Mormonism. Gentle
persuasions, dignilied impudence;
strong threats and money in abundance
will be brought into action, if pieces- i
sary, to bring about law’s favorable to
Mormanism. Strong inducements will 1
be held out to our Congressmen, potent
temptations they will have to battle
against. Mormonism is a disgrace to
this Nation; it is a cancer in the side of
thi« Government; it is a tributary of
corruption that poisons every stream,
every river, every ocean of purity; it
degrades all that is chaste and pure in
woman, debases all that is good and no
ble in man, and subverts those grand
principles upon which the great fabric
of moral and intellectual genius must
be reared in child. lam opposed to it.
I am opposed to any system that makes
slaves of women, brutes of men and
moral and mental lilliputians of chil
dren. Mormonism insures human
misery and consummates human degre
dation. Their doctrine of polygamy
involves a mixture of contradictions
and denials. A religion that is not
worth living is not worth having. Y ears
ago, when the Mormon Church was ac
cpsod of practicing polygamy, it was
strenuously and boldly denied by ths
Mormon apostles. Before the general
conference of European churches, held
in Manchester, England, Parley Pratt
said: “Such a doctrine is not held,
known, or practiced as a principle of
the Latter Day Saints, and is as foreign
from the real principles of the church
as the devil is from God.” Elder Tay
lor, in a speech at Boulogne, France,
in July, 1850, said: “We are acettssdof
polygamy and actions the most indeli
cate, obscene and disgusting, such
as none but a corrupt heart cottld have
conceived.” And m order to refute
these charges he quoted some of their
Articles of Faith as written in Smith’s
Revelations, to-wit: “You both mutual
ly agree to be each other’s companions,
husband and wife, observing aV the
legal rights belongingto this condition;
that is keeping yourselves wholly for
each other and from all others during
your lives.” “Inasmuch as this church
of Jesus Christ has been reproached
with the crime of fornication and po
lygamy, we declare that we believe that
one man should have one wife, and one
woman but one husband, except in case
of death; when either is at liberty to
marry again.” Now both of these men
knew that Joe Smith, the founder Of
their religion, was a confirmed and
? radical polygamist, and the latter,
‘aylor, had four wives at Utah and was
trying to secure as many more.
Many were proselyted under the de
lusion that polygamy formed no part of
the church doctrines, nor received any
sanction frdm the church authorities.
In fact; polygamy is anti-Mormon and
contradicts and opposes the religion es
tablished by Joe. Smith. Smith em
phatically states in his Book of Mor
mon that David and Solomon were
abominations before God on account of
their many wives and concubines, and
further states: “For there shall not any
man among ybu have save it be one
wife; and concubines he shall have not
one, for I, the Lord God, delighteth in
the chastity of women.”
When the Mormons could no longer
successfully deny that polygamy was a
pait of their religious system, Brighain
published a pretended revelation en
joining polygamy, which paved a way
to ns practice openly and above board.
The cardinal principle of this doctrine
is that salvation depends upon the size
of a man’s family. The larger thd fam
ily the greater the glory in the iifext
world. Their heaven is composed of
mauy separate and independent king
doms, and every Mormon will rule over
his family; which will constitute his
kingdom. Sb it is highly essential that
a man should have many wives In
order to have many children,
since his glory in the next world
depends solely upon the size of his
family. If this doctrine be true it be
hdoves ybung ihßn to many early and
old bachelors to secure wives. But I
fear for those who belong to the Tilden
school. . “The utmost latitude of bhbice
is pnimitted id thd faitnfdl in their
selection of wives.” Men have married
mothers and their daughters, and in
marrying two sisters Brigham advised
that the ceremony of both should take
pladd Ob the same day. For, says he,
“thi» will prevent any quarreling about
who is first or second wife.” Another
man desired to marry his half-sister,
but Brigham objected, and to
overcome the difficulty married
her himself, but nndiilg his
Wife fidt JiaMsfled lifter the ex
piration of several weeks he fecofisid
ered the matter and permitted her half
brother to become her husband. Hebei*
C. Kimball often in public spoke of his
wives as “my cows.” What can be
more galling td a Wdman; what can
have a more brutalizing effect Upofi d
woman than for her to know she is re
garded as a “cow” by her husband?
This,if nothing else, should be sufficient
to turn every rational being against
polygamy. The system of religion
that teaches the degradation of woman
is not a true system. Polygamy pro
duces domestic Infelicity. Where there
Art differtrit Sets of children
it kfeeps ft house •in it con
tinuous uproar. Children’s <ju.<frdls
and mother’s recriminations don't
conduce to family harmony. Then
again, out of six or seven wives a man
undoubtedly will have a favorite, and
the slightest show of partiality toward
her raises a hue and cry among the
others. “Jealousies the most bitter, re
proaches the most galling and disgust
ing, scenes without number and acri
mofty Without end, are the inevitable
ddfisequcnces of the slightest partiality.”
No woman likes to be supplanted in the
affections of her husband. Such an
act causes anger, anger breeds hatred,
and hatred meditates revenge. A Mrs.
Nixon, at Salt Lake City, said: “I be
lieve polygamy is an institution
of God, and I therefore sub
mit to it, but I have very
often wished it otherwise.” Domestic
unhappiness had got to such a height
among the Mormons that Brigham was
forced to use the following language
from the pulpit, Sept. 21, 1806: “I am
Soing to give you from this time to the
th day of October next for reflection,
that you may determine whether you
wish to qfay with your husbands or not,
and then I am going to set every
woman at liberty and say to
them: ‘Now go your way, my women,;
' Andj®y l
wiveshnvu^ot to do one of two things; ’
either round up their shoulders to en
dute the afflictions of this world and
Jive their religion or they may
' leave, for I will not have them
■ about me. I wiU go into heaven alone
I rather than have scratching and
: fighting about met.” Such scenes en
i acted in a family cannot help fi om hav
ing a demoralizing effect. And as
I polygamy does not secure domestic fe
' liclty, but keeps up a continuous
wrangling, feeds the flame of jealousy,
engenders hatred, degrades woman, de
moralizes man and incites revenge,
there are no reasons why it should be
practiced. t Wamen must yield implicit
obedience to their husbands upon all
matters, and if she sees another woman
come to rule that house which she has
i through her toil and hard earn
' ings helped 'to erect, enjoy the
j comforts which she has helped
। to provide, she must bear
it all without a murmur or com
plaint. But under the enslaving
shackles of religious fanaticisms they
are strongly united, not with the cord
of reason or the garland strings of love,
but by the heavy fetters of infatuation.
It is not easy to cast aside a religion
which has been inculcated in youth,
fostered and cherished for years, and
kept apace with the developments of
our moral and intellectual being even
when we experience the difference be
tween its conception and reality. Mor
mons are bitterly opposed to the Gen
tiles and always*have been. Years ago
people in Michigan were terrorized
and murdered by the converts of Joseph
Smith. Led by a blood-thirsty mis
creant by the name of Strong, no deed
was too bloody, no depredation too
henious, no crime too great for these
human fiends to commit. In 1838 they
formed death societies to operate against
the people of Missouri who threatened
them with expulsion. Many of the mur
ders and wholesale massacres of emi
grants eroding the plains in the palmy
days of gold-seeking can be traced to
Joe Smith and his danites. Again,
Mormonism is a sworn enemy to the
United States. In the Mormon endow
ment one must take an oath against the
United States. Brigham used these
words in September, 1856; “I
say, as the Lord lives, we
are bound to become a sov
ereign State in the Union,
or an independent Nation by ourselves.
I am still, and still will be Governor of
this Territory to the constant chagrin
of my enemies; and twenty-six years
shall not pass away before the elders
of the church will be as much thought
of as kings on their throne.” Now
there are three prominent ideas con
tained in this declaration, each of
which is hostile to the spirit of this Gov
ernment; the first is: “We are bound to
become a sovereign State in this
Union.” This statement is similar to
that expressed in the doctrine of State
rights. It gives the States absolute
power over all its affairs with the priv
ilege of seceding whenever it sees fit.
It gives the State the right to do any
thing whatsoever and the general Gov
ernment would be powerless to inter
fere. Such a doctrine is at variance
with our free institutions. The second
is: “An independent Nation by onr
selves.” This contemplates a time
when the Moimons will be sufficiently
powerful and organized to throw off
their allegiance to the United States,
defy her authority and establish a gov
ernment of their own. This movement
is on foot now ^nd it depends upon
what action Congress lakes towards
them that will restrain, them in their
attempt to carry it out.’ The bishops
are inciting the people to arms, har
ranguing them about the attitude of the
United States toward them and the
heaping of impositions upon them
by the Government, the attempting to
overthrow their religion and the down
fall of their church. Companies are
organizing and all the tactics pertain
ing to field service are practiced.
Nearly 50,000 men are thus disciplining
themselves for the anticipated war with
the United States. Eastern manufact
urers are shipping arhis and ammuni
tion into Utah, and have been doing so
sot months. The third is: “Twenty
six yedrs shall not pass away before the
elders of this church will fie as much
thought of ds kings on their thrones.”
This declaration has been verified. No
church holds greater sway OVer its inem
bers than the Mormon Church does.
No elders are so well beloved and hum
bly obeyed as the Mormon elders are.
They have almost unlimited control
and exercise a power over their subjects
as immoral and degrading As it is Wick
ed and barbarous. The hierarchy of
the church will not hesitate a moment
to declare! Wdr against the United
States if CobgresS pass laws
unfavorable! to their religion.
The church rules the State, and this is
at variance with the spirit of Out insti
tutions. 'The Mormons contend that it
will bb uticoiistitutionalfor this Govern
ment to Interfere with their religion.
But when religion grasps the sWord of
secular power and takes under its ban
ner a hoard of conspirators whose de
sign is for the overthrow of this Gov
ernment, then the United States has a
right to undertake prompt and. active
measures for its overthrow. When a
religion within the jurisdiction of the
United States compels its mem
bers to sweat* eternal hostility
to this Government it becomes the con
stitutional right and imperative dttty of
Congress to legislate against it. When
A feiigifiii degrades woman, makes a
brute of man, and Strikes at the founda
tion of morality, as Mormonism does,
-this Government ought to wipe it out of
existence. There have been too many
murders committed in tlje name of liber
ty, too many crimes perpetrated under
the guise of religion. If the Mormons
don’t like the American fence they must
not swing on the American gate. If
they don’t like the attitude of the United
States toward them, let them go where
their religion will be tolerated. This
Government does not propose to allow
the Constitution to be so interpreted as
to recognize treason and vice as relig
ion. Religion is one of the most abused
words in bur language. Mormonism
is a moral, religious and political evil.
In every other State and Territory
there is a law against polygamy, ex
cept Utah. And it can only become a
crime when Congress shall have legis
lated against it. The evil must be up
rooted at any cost, and the people shall
anxiously and hopefully await to see the
abominable fabric of polygamy razed
to the ground by “the stoutest weap
ons which Constitutional legislation can
fashion.”
Ambrose Butler, D. D. G. M. of
Western Pennsylvania, has returned
from a pleasant visit to Philadelphia,
where he was attending a meeting of
the Grand Lodge. w
Miss Laura Pinks is the guest of Mrs.
Wm. Nelson, of Crawford street.
Mrs. Fanny Banks, of Chicago, is
visiting her sister. Miss Lizzie Ran
dolph.
A. D. Johnston is lying very ill at his
residence on Carthen*street.
Faanklin Stubby will spend Ctrfermas
in Washington, D. C,
Miss Annie Burke, in her piano se
lections, is hard to beat.
J. T. Braxton expects to leave the
city about the Ist of January.
Andrew Haliburton, of Pasture steeet,
says he would not keep bachelor’s hall
again for five dollars-a day. ■ -
Ttete are several weddings to come
off >n a few weeks, but by request we
Withhbldthe names. One young lady
asked us to announce her wedding, but
as she was too modest to give her in
tended’s name we must decline.
The Union Club issued 200 invitations l
to different parts of the State; 125 have ;
sent word that they would be present, i
We will present the programme in our i
next.
C. A. Jones, better known as Ajax,
who jvill be tried next Tuesday night at
the-Wylie Street Literary, has retained
as his counsel J. C. Delphey and P. J.
Carson. The Society is represented by
J. W. Anderson. This promises to be
quite an interesting event. Already it
has created considerable excitement,
and the result is eagerly awaited.
The Mendelssohn Club, of Columbus,
Ohio, will give a concert on the 25th,
Christmas night, at the Wylie Street
Church. This club is composed of
some of the best musical talent of Co
lumbus. We predict for them a hearty
reception. They also have a special
invitation to attend the Union Club re
ception, and we are assured they will
be present.
The “Owl Club,” composed of Messrs.
Carson, Jones, Massett, Delphey, Fisher
and Studervant, tendered us a serenade.
Many thanks. We hope the next time
they intend to call they will notify us.
We have already posted the policeman
on eur beat to beware of tramps.
It would be impossible for us to give
ajcorrect description of the visit and the
hearty reception tendered the Pitts
burgh delegation of Odd Fellows, com-
Eosed of Messrs. Jones, Taylor, Mossett,
raxton, Willson and Anderson. Arriv
ing in Carlisle about eight o’clock, we
were taken to the residence of Mr. John
Simon, which had been especially
selected for us. Too much praise' can
not be given to Mrs. Simon and her
daughter Ida, who did everything that
was possible to make it pleasant for as,-
and we feel ourselves under many obli
gations. Our headquarters were crowded
day and night with ladies, who added
much to our pleasure. The visit to the
Indian School; the six miles drive to
Mt. Holly; the banquet. The sweet sing
ing, which we were so often compli-
Sented with, added to our pleasure.
uring our three days’ stay
we were afforded a succession of sur
prises at the convention, and were more
than successful. As we only wanted the
next district meeting here, we were
surprised to get the District Deputy
Marshal. Forty-four delegates an
swered the roll-call, and a finer or nobler
set of men never graced the court
house of Carlisle. Leaving Carlisle,
we went to Harrisburgh and were again
surprised. We .dinecl at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs. Curry Taylor and Mrs. Watts, and
were shown the sights of the city by
the old warrior. Major J. W. Simpson,
and better hands you could not fall into.
We also visited T. Morris Chester and
Prof. Howard Day. Of the bright
lights of Odd-Fellowship, surely Broth
erly Love Lodge, of Harrisburgh, has a
number and should feel proud.
The Ideal Chib held its regular
monthly meeting on last Wednesday
evening at the residence of Miss Lizzie
R. Pulpress. It was quite interesting.
Mr. John Pulpress sang Barney McCoy
in a hKppy manner, Miss Lou Jackson
read “The Baron's Last Banquet,” Miss
Annie Burke and Miss Lizzie Pulpress
piano duet. J. C. Dorsey sang the Por
ter song from the opera of Martha,
Mri Calvin Pulpress recited “The Ra
ven,” MU» Lucv Jones a choice selec
tion, J. W. Anderson read the “Beauty
of Poetrv,” after which comments upon
the writings of the poet Willlnm < Julien
Bryant proved very instrin live. A
sumptuous repast prepare*! by the
hostess added much to the < njoyment
of the evening.
We acknowledge the receipt of
an invitation to the silver wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. John Simons,
of Carlisle, Pa. That they may con
tinue to keep the golden harvest of
prosperity and happiness is the best
wishes of the Gazette.
The Virginia Social Singers will give
a grand concert in Warren M. E. Church
Wednesday night, Dec. 19, 1883- Club
headed by Mr. J. Wilton Lovett. This
concert promises to be one of the grand
est ever given by this club. Friends
who miss this will miss a splendid treat.
SPRINGFIELD.
Inventions—Personals, Etc:
The hum of a million wheels joyously
peals industry. All quarters of the
globe gladly' welcome our inventions,
which at once signalizes our city the
Champion. Proud are we to note that
mechanics of our race hold a high place
in the rank and file of inventors. Mr.
Smith, the inventor of a self-binder
reaping machine, which binds with its
own straw, gave his machine a severe
test the past harvest and the result was
astonishing, overcoming many objec
tions known to machines of this order,
such as: complicated, giving great
weight, and. more important than all,
does awav with twine and wire, which so
harrasses* the thresher. This alone is a
proud effort for one of our race, as the
backbone of Springfield is the Cham
pion Reaper and Mower.
Mr. Henry Lindon is meeting with
astonishing success with his adjustable
window curtain.
A Mr. Washington has completed a
corn-husking machine which will husk
about five hundred bushels per day with
two men. This machine will at once
be manufactured by one of the largest
firms in the State. William Dixon his
just put on the road a new and novel
platform wagon, which speaks for the
cleverness of his enterprise. Our lim
ited space compels us this time to cut
the list off, but you may hear from us
later.
The ladies of the Second Baptist
Church are making rapid progress, and
the indications are that their bazaar
during the holidays in the old church t
will be a financial * success. We would
advise all lovers of Christianity and
progression to lend a helping hand,
either by contribution in money or
saleable goods. The gift will be gladly
received, no matter how small. Re
member the new ehnreh must be paid
for, so help the ladies.
The impartial gent of the Review,
niter a month’s heigh-ho, majestically
strides in the habiliments of an austere
pen axiom. Good, my boy; warm the
wax in this ear; makes the paper sell.
I mean the Gazette. Dude.
Mr. O. E. Oliver was in attendance
at the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Corbin,
of Oberlin, last Saturday.
Mose Simmoni and Doc. Mahan are
having considerable trouble over Jehtt
son’s former share in Mahan’s shop.
CHICAGO
Holiday Entertainments-Personals
Political-Social.
Society is quiet, clubs are preparing
for the holidays, churches are crying
for aid to close up their fiscal year, and
the gay and festive are awaiting with
much hopes the coming of the holidays.
The members of the Olivet Baptist
Church are preparing for a grand
entertainment to be given at Central
Music Hall, January 1, in commemora
tion of the twentieth anniversary of the
Emancipation Proclamation. The exert*
cises will consist of singing, speeches,
and readiu g the Emancipation Procla
mation bv Mrs. Ida Dempcey. The
singing will be under the management
of Mrs. F. A. Lowell.^ Hon. W. S.
Vilas, Prof. D. Swing, D. D., Rev. C. S.
Smith, of Bloomington, 111., Rev. W. O.
Laws and F. L. Barnett have been, in
vited and kiudly consent to deliver
addresses. The affair is .under direct
management of Mr. William S. John
son of the Rock Island depot. The
committee will spare no pains to see
that the occasion will be one of immense
pleasure.
The Guild and Good Samaritan en
tertainments have been the chief scenes
oi pleasure this week- The Guild drew
forth a well selected audience and was,
as is usually the case, the superb fete.
The Good Samaritan drew fotth a fair
audience, the oc> as.on being the pre
sentation to the St. George Command
ery of a handsome silk flag. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Wright, of Cleveland, at
tended the exercises and were well
pleased. We welcome them to our
citX and sorry their stay was so short.
Old Joe Wilson, one of the “boys,”
left us to-day for a visit to the old
homestead in Detroit. We know every
body who meets Joe will meet a genial
good fellow and we hope a splendid
time.
Dr. W- S. Washington, our well be
loved philosopher and orator, has left
for Florida on his regular wintet vaca
tion.
Mrs. Ophelia Wells, of 2703 Butter
field street, has gone east for medical
treatment. Mrs. Wells is one of our
leaders in 'the musical world and we
wish her a speed recovery*.
Mrs. J. Hudlin, the mother of Miss
Joanna, is quite ill. The consequence
is t-be party that was to be given in
honor of Miss Josie had to be post
poned.
Mrs. BurLDavis, of St. Paul, Minn.,
is the guesto/Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Jones,
our prominent attorney, 3539 Butter
field street.
Rev. J. A. Podd, of,Bethesda Church,
is being troubled again by a Miss Cora
Wheeler, charged with conduct unbe
coming a minister. We shall investi
gate the charge next, week and give to
our readers both stories. Should the
girl be a party to blackmailing, we
hope she will be punished. If the Rev.
is guilty, likewise he must suffer.
Already a number of our ladies are
to be seen at entertainments with their
one-Jiundred-dollar dolmans and seal
skin cloaks.
Miss Gracie Knighten will be the
guest of Mrs. L. G. Webb, of 156 Mari
on street, St. Louis, during the holidays.
St. Thomas’ Church presents us with
a very fine prograinme for the Christ
mas service.
Cleveland was represented at Quinn’s
Chapel Sunday evening by George
Greenbrier and Henry Kidd.
R. M. Baker, an old and honored
citizen, called a meeting at Bethel
Church Wednesday lor the reorganiza
tion of a colored Republican club. The
committee will meet at Senator How
ard’s Club Rooms Saturday evening.
Among the contributors of the Weekly
Medical Review we find the name of our
James E. Henderson, M. D. The Re
view is one of the leading journals in
the medical profession and among its
contributors are the leading physicians
of the country. Dn Hendersoft is the
only colored contributor and is the only
one of our physicians who belongs to
the Chicago Medical Society’.
Gazette on sale at Landre’s news
stand. No. 11l E. Harrison street.
Leo.
CINCINNATI D ERARTMENT.
Personals, Etc.
The lectures given every Tuesday in
Gain's High School by the Principal
are valuable and interesting.
Mr. lannis Simms, who has been
away visiting his relations in Richmond,
Ya.,* has returned.
Miss Mattie Johnson, the amiable
daughter of the well-known caterer,
Lloyd Johnson, No. 227 Main street,
has been eon lined to her bed for several
days with a .severe cold.
Miss Mande Dunnam left this morn
ing for Bethek 0., to spend the Christ
mas.
Mrs. L. Armstrong and granddaugh
ter, who were the guests of Mrs. Cols
ton, of No. 20 Taylor street, left this
morning for Indianapolis, Ind., their fu
ture home.
The Cincinnati Patriarchie No. 26
have formed a drill <x>rps, composed of
twenty’ or twenty-four of Cincinnati’s
best men.
Zerubbabel Conrmanfiery No. 1, K.
T., will give a promenade concert on or
about the 27th.
Cyrene Commandery No. 16, K. T.,
will celebrate St. John’s, or Christmas
Day, on Sunday, the 23d.
Prof. A. H. Hamilton’s new dancing
school opened December 11. A grand
success.
Mr. H. McGee deserves credit for the
improvement he is making in the art of
singing.
Mr. Willis J. Ross, a graduate of
Gain's High School, is writing a book.
The title is not as yet known.
The A and B grades of Gain's High
School are contemplating forming a
IJterarv Club. This club will meet
every Sunday afternoon.
The childrens’ Sunday concert was a
grand success.
The restaurant formerly occupied by
Mr. Fox is now run by Mr. Doyle, a
very enterprising young gentleman.-
Mr. P. J. Ferguson will lead the
i singing for the K. P.’s at Zion Baptist
। Church on Ninth street, December 23.
i St. John's Lodge No. 3, F. and A.
M., will convene December 21 for work
in the second degree.
Mrs. R. H. Tate contemplates going
East to spend the holidays.
It is said that Miss Davis King is one
of the finest pianists in the city.
Miss H. Hall is in the city visiting
her parent, and has been quite ill since
her arrival.
The schools will close Friday, Decem
ber 23, and open January 2.
Mahdi still lives.
Mrs. Branch, of 894 West Court
street, is still on the sick list.
The new trustees of Zion Baptist
Chureii deserve much credit for their
*fobor-
The panorama by Prof. J. E. Hazelej.
, native Africnn, was
WHEELING PENCIL POINTS.
Personals—Social— Notices.
Last Sunday the Smoky City was the
headquarters for a large <ieleg»>'»“ '>*
strangers. We notice the
Army” was the rendezvous of a lai^
number.
Masters Eddie and-Selvey JonoVtwo
bright little juveniles, are
a bright Christmas. Boys, Christmas
bells'will soon P ei s forth J^®
। sounds, and fia “Santa Clan
member you. .
Mr. James Hansbury has, ’cceptetL
the foremavship of Mi. I at e
tonsorial paalors.
have toe amount you owe the ag®"’
ready when he comes around and sav<
him from running after you. The oh
year will soon be gone and the new
year is fast approaching.
It was really Amusing to see several
of our tony young men spending last
Tuesday night waiting to purchase
tickets for Langtry.
Some are queer and. some are strange.
If you give them a hint they never heert
it anv more than the howling winds do..
There are four seasons m a y ea ’? a We;
can dress to suit these at a trine ex
pense. Why not live within pur means;
and not try to retain or force the sea
son.
Miss Manley is always anxious ttv
read the Gazette* Yes, so is Mrs. C..
Thompson and many others.
Next Thursday the juvenile coMcert
company, under the efficient manage
ment of Miss Ida Fisher, assisted bv
Mrs. Brunswick, will hold the boarw-,
at Market Hall.
Mn?. Alex. Butler, who has been sick
for several weeks, is convalescent.
The Autumn Leaf Club will give a.
grand ball at Labor Hall Thursday
night.
“What has become of Captain Ham
ilton Davis and his military company?’’
was asked by a gentleman from East
ern Ohio. The reporter referred the
interrogator to the long ago—disbanded,
of course.
Mr. Henry Williams returned home;
Sunday, after visiting friends in thos
Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Williams;
reports a pleasant trip, and feels a lit--
tie inclined to pay another trip in the:
near future.
"Miss Estella Grant left for Pittsburgh
on the 6th. Miss Grant sang soprano
in the Simpson choir. The choir regret,
her absence, and especially Air. B.
Mr. Wm. Smith, of Parkersburg, has;
accepted a position in ^his city. Mr:;
S. is a good fellow and we have no,
doubt that he will make a host of friends;
whilst in the Smoky City.
Mr. B. W’atson, of Parkersburg, is a;
genial young man of considerable talent,
as a singer. The members of Simpson.
Chapel are under many obligations for
his assistance, and hope a continuanfUM
of the same.
TO THE READERS OF THE GAZETTE.
Your attention is called to a change
in the bocks of the agent. As the old.
year will soon be eraced from the cal
endar of time and the approach of the
new year is near at hand, it is neces
sary that all who are indebted to the
agent for papers should settle up their*
indebtedness with a view to his report
for the year 1883. Respectfully yoxirs,
George W. Brunswick, agent.
BUFFALO JOTTINGS.
H Unknown” With His Personated
Mrs. Harmer is rapidly improving in.
health and will be able to go out in. a.
few days.
Mr. N. D. Thompson has grown quite
fleshy since he went to the oil regions..
Mr. Charles Harty left the city' a few
days before Thanksgiving for a visit tc»
his friends in the country.
Much credit is due to the Genesee
boys for the good taste they displayed
in the management of their ball last,
Thursday evening. Turn. Hall wiw
magnificently trimmed, the music was
charming and the supper was good.
The Thanksgiving dinner at tkw
Michigan Street Baptist Church was a.
success financially.
Mr. George Greenbrier, of ClevelancL
was in the city the past week.
Mr. Gallaway, of Syracuse, N. Y., is
in the city this week.
Dr. Bartlett wishes to inform the To
ledo Council that he has just arrived in
Buffalo and that he found the ties in
good condition between Painesville and
Buffalo.
NEW YORK.
True Fact* in tbc I! timing of tbe Mccd«
ing Car December 7.
New York, December 10.
Special to the Gazette.
The sleeping car that was burned on
the 7th was caused by the explosion of
a lamp and not through any negligenc a
on the part of the porter, Mr. A. S.
Bishop, a verteran in the business. It,
was reported that the porter was not in
his car at the time of the fire, but thia
facts ascertained show that the porter’s
presence was all that saved the car ami
the lives of all those occupying ii at that;
time. Rhx.
East End.
Mr. Hermon Foote and Arthur Col
lins leave Monday for a two weeks'
trip through the South.
i At their social last week the members
of the E. C. C. Band presented theL'
leader. Mr. John Thomas, wth a very
neat badge as a token of their esteem
for him as leader of their band.
Mr. Jonas Christopher, formerly of
this end, leaves for South Carolina
Monday to preside over a school ho
has secured. We wish him success iu
his new field es labor.
The concert given by the Canter
bury’s, at Doan’s Armory, Tuesday
evening, was largely attended, the Ju
bilee singers being very good. It was
also a success financially.
Mr. William Harris, of Hackman
street, in a discussion of the Civil
Rights decision, says a colored mancan
do everything a white man can do butt
hang himself.
NOTICE
To Those Intending to Receive NevM
Year’s Calls.
The Gazette, in its issue of the 29th,
will give a complete list of the names of
those persons who will receive calls on
New Year's day, ahd bv whom assisted.
In order to make this list as complete
as possible and also save the Gazettk
representative much valuable time, wo
ask all those persons intending to re
ceive calls to to send in their° names,
those of the persons who are to assist
in receiving and your full writ**
ten plainly. Attend to this at once ‘ *